New York § 608 Unlawful detention of goods

New York Statutes

§ 608 — Unlawful detention of goods

New York § 608

Law GBSGeneral Business

Art. 29-IThe Storage of Household Goods

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N.Y. General Business § 608 (2026).

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§ 608. Unlawful detention of goods.

1.Notwithstanding the provisions\nof section 7-209 of the uniform commercial code, no warehouseman shall\nhave a lien on any household goods stored by him in a particular case\nwhere the charges demanded for storage are in excess of the charges\npermitted by this article.\n 2. It shall constitute an unlawful detention of goods for a\nwarehouseman to refuse to surrender household goods stored by him for a\nconsumer bailor upon payment by the consumer bailor of the storage\ncharges permitted by this article.\n

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§ 608. Unlawful detention of goods. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions\nof section 7-209 of the uniform commercial code, no warehouseman shall\nhave a lien on any household goods stored by him in a particular case\nwhere the charges demanded for storage are in excess of the charges\npermitted by this article.\n 2. It shall constitute an unlawful detention of goods for a\nwarehouseman to refuse to surrender household goods stored by him for a\nconsumer bailor upon payment by the consumer bailor of the storage\ncharges permitted by this article.\n